START D’ RACE
Written by Nadia Batson and Patrick “Mista Vybe” Gordon
Music composed by Thygeson “Penn” Joseph
Performed by Nadia Batson & Mista Vybe

MISTA VYBE:
Warm up! Warm up!
Warm up! Warm up! Warm up now!

NADIA BATSON:
Everybody in dis party lemme see yuh get on bad
Dis is West Indian energy – Lucian meetin’ Trinidad… (TWICE)

MISTA VYBE:
Hey! Yo - Lucian Posse! Introducing to you The Race!
Nadia Batson and Mista Vybe in the place! Everybody…
Warm up! Warm up!
Warm up! Warm up!
Warm up! Warm up! Warm up! Warm up! Warm up! Warm up! Warm up now!
Jump up! (Jump!) Jump up! (Jump!)
Jump up! (Jump!) Jump up! (Jump!)
Jump! (Jump!) Jump! (Jump!) Jump! (Jump!) Jump! (Jump!)
Everybody… wah!

NADIA:
De posse set and ready
On yuh mark here we come
We feelin’ de energy
We got de connection
And when we reach on de road
We goin’ an’ mash it down
We waitin’ anticipatin’ for Carnival to come
Every Carnival baby
Reveal it in dey heart
We pushin’ in a hurry
For bacchanal to start
Calling West Indian posse
Come out and play yuh part
Ready! Steady! Here We Come!

MISTA VYBE:
Lucian posse dem (Ready now!)
Trini posse dem (Ready now!)
Everybody dem (Ready now!)
All de posse dem (Ready now!)
Start to jump if yuh… (Ready now!)
Start to wave if yuh… (Ready now!)
Ready! Steady! Here We Come!
CHORUS:
(Start de race!) Run like yuh crazy!
(Start de race!) Run like yuh mad?
(Start de race!) Run from from St. Lucia all de way down to Trinidad!
(Start de race!) Run like yuh mad now and yuh just doh care
(Start de race!) Take out something and fling up something and lick a shot in de air and…
(Start de race!)

NADIA BATSON:
Everybody in dis party lemme see yuh get on bad
Dis is West Indian energy – Lucian meetin’ Trinidad… (TWICE)

Everybody get ready
Time to elevate
Carnival take we higher
Leh we escalate
Preparing for the madness
We anticipate
We ready for the craziness
Doh have no time to waste
And we doh want negative
Vibes inside ah here
Forget yuh troubles let yuh
Worries disappear
Now is de time for freedom
Releasing all de fear…
Ready! Steady! Here We Come!

MISTA VYBE:
Lucian posse dem (Ready now!)
Trini posse dem (Ready now!)
Everybody dem (Ready now!)
All de posse dem (Ready now!)
Start to jump if yuh… (Ready now!)
Start to wave if yuh… (Ready now!)
Ready! Steady! Here We Come!

CHORUS

MISTA VYBE:
Warm up! Warm up!
Warm up! Warm up!
Warm up! Warm up! Warm up! Warm up! Warm up! Warm up! Warm up now!
Jump up! (Jump!) Jump up! (Jump!)
Jump up! (Jump!) Jump up! (Jump!)
Jump! (Jump!) Jump! (Jump!) Jump! (Jump!) Jump! (Jump!)
Ready! Steady! Here We Come!

NADIA:
Everybody in dis party lemme see yuh get on bad
Dis is West Indian energy – Lucian meetin’ Trinidad… (TWICE)